Investments in literacy alone are not enough to accelerate social change in a population. Instead, they must be accompanied by
a. an educational infrastructure that includes top-notch technical training
b. social policies designed to prevent "brain drain"
c. strategies to reach the most segmented and marginalized parts of a population
d. efforts to guard against dropouts
C
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In the context of racial-ethnic inequality, which of the following is most likely to be stated by a functionalist?
A) ?Racial-ethnic inequality persists because it benefits minority groups. B) ?If a society aims to eliminate racial-ethnic inequality, newcomers must retain their original cultural heritage and values in the host country. C) ?Racial-ethnic inequality is dysfunctional, but much of the inequity can be attributed to individual failings and a lack of acculturation. D) ?In a meritocratic society, people should be rewarded for their ethnicity rather than their accomplishments to minimize racial-ethnic inequality. E) ?Immigration is dysfunctional for the host nation as it leads to racial-ethnic inequality.
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What will be an ideal response?
As globalization increases, social structures have which effect on the flow of products and information?
A. They enable better global flows. B. They impede global flows. C. They both increase and limit global flows. D. They have little effect on the flow of products and information.